Audio engineer Michael Kammes said he's still glowing from his experience as part of a stellar sound team on a $2.2 million PBS documentary airing this month. The first two...
Illinois Tourism's first commercial of 2003 from BBDO directed by Dennis Manarchy shows off seven tourist "must see" destinations, from the Magnificent Mile to the Ga...
Chicago Studio Citys John Crededio and Ron DeRosa were among the 200-plus filmmakers who attended the Illinois Production Alliance forum and membership rally at the Hi...
Joe Otting turned his Project Greenlight bid into a Splendid Pictures production deal.Joe Otting lost Project Greenlight and gained his shot at feature directing. Swell’s ...
Director Chris Rubeo (left) on the set of "Hale Bopp."Within months of finishing his first feature, filmmaker Chris Rubeo is at it again. Rubeo, whose “Hale Bopp” wrapped ...
You can take this to the bank: Film business historically slows down before Easter and spikes thereafter. In fact, the second quarter of the year has begun with a bang for ...
Producer Parris Reaves and actor Carl Wright of "When Thugs Cry," premiering May 9 at the DuSable Museum.The budget for Parris Reaves’ upcoming feature “The Evil One”...
Chevy Chase and Lance Barber star in "Bad Meat". Scott Dikkers and Michael Hirsch knew they wanted a helicopter sequence included in the April pickup shoot for their Chevy Ch...
John C. Reilly returns to alma mater DePaul for the Theatre School's 15th Annual Awards for Excellence in Arts ceremony May 8. The Mike Leary twins, Bridget and Evely...
When DDBs Grant Hill announced the agencys commitment to keep its estimated $10 million-plus postproduction business in Chicago, he said the agency would not dis...
Bill Young, the original founder of Com/track, the godfather of Chicago music companies -- Chicagos biggest and most enduring --died April 20 from gall bladder cancer. ...
Eric Wetz , Salma Rosey and Franco Reins star in “The Incorruptible of Bell and Devon.”Traveling in Italy last winter, director Anthony Collamati visited old churches and...
“Forgiving Dr. Mengele” producer Bob HerculesBob Hercules and Media Process Group head to Rumania and Israel in May as they enter the last leg of production for their $30...
Hossein Khandan’s film “Chrysalis” plays at the Film Center’s Films of the Iranian Diaspora.Iranian filmmaker Hossein Khandan was so drawn to Chicago when he first vi...